2016-2017 MSSU Catalog Date: ___/____/______

Psychology Degree Requirements (B.A. & B.S.)

Name: ______________________________________ Email: ________________________ Advisor: __________________

SID: S___________________ Degree Code: PY ___

General Education Requirements (43-44 hrs.) Psychology Degree Requirements (49 hrs.)
Area A. Written Communication (6 hrs.) PSY 100 General Psychology # 3
[ENG 101 (3) AND ENG 102 (3)] 6 PSY 200 Child Development (3) 3
OR ENG 111 ('C' or better earns 3 hrs. ENG 101) 3 (6) PSY 201 Adolescent Development (3)
3
Area B. Oral Communication (3 hrs.) OR PSY 475 Adult Development and Aging (3)
COMM 100 3 PSY 320 Applied Statistics for the Beh. & Nat. Sciences # 3
Area C. Mathematics (3 hrs.) PSY 325 Research Methods in Psychology # 3
Select One: MATH 120 (or above) 3 PSY 330 Experimental Psychology # 5
Area D. Life and Physical Sciences (8-9 hrs.) PSY 341 Social Psychology
3
Select at least one: BIO 101, 110, 121 | EH 101 4 OR PSY 422 Theories of Personality
Select at least one: CHEM 120, 151 | GEOG 201 PSY 386 Conditioning and Learning 3
4 or 5
GEOL 120, 185, 201, 210, 212 | PHYS 100,125,
PHYS 100, 150,150,
151,151
300 PSY 390 Junior Seminar 2
Area E. Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 hrs.) PSY 411 Sensation and Perception
Select one: HIST 110, 120 3 OR PSY 415 Animal Behavior 3
PSC 120 3 OR PSY 442 Physiological Psychology
Select one: ANTH 101 | ECON 101, 201, 202 | GEOG 101 | SOC 110 3 PSY 432 Abnormal Psychology 3
Area F. Fine Arts and Humanities (6 hrs.) PSY 443 Cognitive Psychology 3
Select one: ART 110 | MUS 106, 110 | TH 110 3 PSY 481 Senior Thesis 3
Select one: ENG 250, 261, 262, 271, 272, 281, 282, 305 | PHIL 201, 212 3 Psychology Elective Requirement *
Area G. Health and Wellness (2 hrs.) Psychology Elective (100-400 level) 3
KINE 103 2 Psychology Elective (300-400 level) 3
Area H. University Experience (3 hrs.) Psychology Elective (300-400 level) 3
UE 100 3 *Psychology Electives cannot be used to meet any other requirement.
Area I. International Studies (3 hrs.) ^ *PSY 200/201/205 cannot be used to meet the Psychology Elective Requirement.
*No more than 3 hrs. of PSY 499 can be used toward the Psychology Elective Requirement.
Select one: ANTH 155, 342 | CJAD 301, 370 | COMM 305
EDUC 280 | GEOG 211, 310 | HIST 130, 140, 150, 160 | IB 310 3 Science for B.S. (9 hrs.) ** Foreign Language for B.A. (12 hrs.) ***

INTS 201 | PHIL 320 | SOC 303 | SPAN 100 | foreign language ___ hrs. ___ hrs.
___ hrs. ___ hrs.
Other Graduation Requirements ___ hrs. ___ hrs.
Total Credit Hours for BA or BS: 124 hrs. (minimum) ___ hrs. ___ hrs.
Upper-level (300-400) Hours: 40 hrs. (minimum) ** Science courses used to meet the B.S. cannot meet any other requirement.
Residency Requirement: 30 of last 36 hrs. at MSSU ** BIO, CHEM, CIS, EH, GEOL, MATH, and PHYS courses. Also

Major Residency Requirement: 1/2 of upper-division PSY at MSSU ACCT 201, HS 111, IET 110, INTS 306, KINE 385, PHIL 140, 312, & 420

GPA Minimum Requirements: Overall 2.50 & Psychology 2.50 *** All courses must be in the same language.

Senior Assessment: Date: __________ 20____ Electives (22-23 hrs.)

Graduation Paperwork Filed: Date: __________ 20____ ___ hrs. ___ hrs.
___ hrs. ___ hrs.

# This course is a prerequisite for other psychology courses. A minimum grade of "C" is ___ hrs. ___ hrs.
required before the next course can be taken. ___ hrs. ___ hrs.
rev. 3.7.17
^ Transfer students with an A.A. degree from a Missouri school or those who have had
their Core requirements certified must complete the Area I. requirement.